The International Tax Competitiveness found that Italy has the worst tax regime in the whole of Europe. Anse Politics feature the report describing the significant regulatory burdens affecting Italian businesses.

Dorottya Tornai analyses the link between the rise in populism and the decline in economic freedom. She argues that this signals caution to those countries considering populistic policies.

In her state of the union address there is a convenient lack of substance on the rule of law from Von der Leyen. EU institutions must stop tacitly endorsing authoritarians and take a stronger stance against the decline of the rule of law in Hungary and Poland.

Fears of a new cold war with China are growing day by day. A new foreign policy is needed in Europe to prevent a despotic state from extending their power. Steve Davies and Syed Kamall offer their solutions.

The CAP is an ineffective tool to address the true problems agriculture is facing amidst the pandemic. For Liberal, Ombeline Lemarchal argues that the EU Farm to Fork strategy should be extended to properly adapt food production in the EU to the 21st century.

The EU never let a good crisis go to waste, and they’re not wasting this one. However, Adam Bartha argues that they must be careful to ensure greater transparency and a leaner bottom line in the new proposals coming forward.

Andrzej Duda victory in the Polish elections signals a further decline of the rule of law in Poland. For Expresso, Adam Bartha argues that the Budapest model is being adopted in Poland.

Hungary’s dissent into autocracy represents a crisis of the European Union. Members of the European Parliament should be more careful not to support the regime or provide a shield for it through the European People’s Party.

Adam Bartha is interviewed by Libertania on the Brexit process, the path that the EU is taking, and the pandemic.